{"id":2135933,"date":"2023-12-29T09:50:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T14:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-says-nikki-haleys-civil-war-answer-warns-about-something-that-could-be-worse-than-racism\/"},"modified":"2023-12-29T09:52:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T14:52:42","slug":"chris-christie-says-nikki-haleys-civil-war-answer-warns-about-something-that-could-be-worse-than-racism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-says-nikki-haleys-civil-war-answer-warns-about-something-that-could-be-worse-than-racism\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Christie warns of a potential danger worse than racism in Nikki Haley&#8217;s Civil War response"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchris-christie-says-nikki-haleys-civil-war-answer-warns-about-something-that-could-be-worse-than-racism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2135933&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former Republican Governor Chris Christie Criticizes Nikki Haley&#8217;s Response to Civil War Question<\/h2>\n<p>During a town hall event in New Hampshire, former Republican New Jersey Governor\u2064 Chris Christie expressed his \u2063disappointment with former Republican South Carolina \u2062Governor Nikki\u200b Haley&#8217;s response to a \u2062question about the cause of the \u2063Civil War. While Christie\u2063 clarified that he \u2063does not believe\u200d Haley is racist, he argued that her answer revealed\u200b a \u2062concerning characteristic.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;She \u200cdidn&#8217;t say what\u200b she said last night \u2064and today about \u2064this because she&#8217;s dumb. \u200dShe&#8217;s not, she&#8217;s \u2062smart,\u200d and she knows better. And she \u2063didn&#8217;t say\u200c it because \u200bshe&#8217;s a \u200dracist, because\u2064 she&#8217;s not. I \u2062know her well, \u200dand I \u2062don&#8217;t believe Nikki has \u2062a racist bone\u2064 in her body,&#8221; \u200dChristie said. &#8220;But for purposes, this race, \u2062the reason\u200b she did it, is just as bad, if not\u200c worse, and\u200d should make everybody concerned about her \u200bcandidacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Christie further criticized Haley for avoiding controversial\u2063 topics\u2064 in \u2063order to avoid offending anyone. He highlighted her reluctance\u200d to discuss abortion differently in Iowa and New Hampshire, as well as her unwillingness\u200d to speak candidly about Donald\u200d Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;She did it\u2063 because she&#8217;s \u2064unwilling to offend anyone by \u200dtelling the truth, and so she isn&#8217;t \u2062willing to\u200c say the same things about abortion in New Hampshire that she says in Iowa because she doesn&#8217;t want to\u2063 offend people\u2064 in Iowa who have a\u200d different feeling than people in New \u200dHampshire. But then \u2064she \u2062comes to New Hampshire; she doesn&#8217;t want to offend\u200c them either. And she&#8217;s unwilling\u200d to \u2064tell the truth \u2062about Donald Trump.\u2062 She \u2063says he was the right president \u2063for the right\u2064 time,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Christie\u2064 emphasized that he had \u200dno difficulty answering the\u2063 question about the \u200bcause of the\u200b Civil War, stating that it was slavery.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;If someone \u200casked \u2062me what the cause\u2063 of the \u2063Civil\u200c War was, it&#8217;s easy. It&#8217;s slavery,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Haley, who \u200bis currently polling in second \u200cplace behind former\u2063 President Donald Trump in several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pence-dings-desantis-on-super-pac-coordination-well-get-our-own-bus\/\" title=\"Pence criticizes DeSantis over super PAC coordination, promises separate bus.\">early primary \u200cstates<\/a>,\u200c provided an \u2062answer to the same question during an event in New Hampshire that did \u2062not mention slavery.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I think the cause of\u200c the Civil War\u200d was basically \u200bhow government was going to run,&#8221; she said.\u200d &#8220;The\u200b freedoms and what people could and couldn&#8217;t do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Following the backlash, Haley \u200dclarified\u200c her stance on a radio show in \u200bNew Hampshire, acknowledging that the Civil War was indeed about slavery. However, \u2062the incident has been viewed as a setback to her previous momentum leading up to the\u2064 first GOP primaries in January.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200c How did Nikki Haley&#8217;s response to the Confederate flag controversy demonstrate political expediency?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  T worse, than those reasons. She did it for political expediency.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The controversial question was posed during an interview on Glenn Beck&#8217;s radio show, where\u2063 Haley was asked if she\u2064 would denounce the Confederate flag, which has been a symbol associated with racism \u2064and slavery. Haley\u2063 responded by stating that the flag represented &#8220;service and \u2064sacrifice and heritage&#8221; to some people, while acknowledging\u2062 that to others it represented pain. Her response was widely criticized for\u200d downplaying the flag&#8217;s racial connotations \u200cand glossing over its deeply rooted ties to slavery.<\/p>\n<p>Christie, who has been known for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-gop-candidate-leads-governors-race-by-2-points-in-deep-blue-oregon\/\" title=\"Poll: GOP Candidate Leads Governor's Race by 2 Points in Deep Blue Oregon\">straight-talking style<\/a>, did not hold back in his criticism of Haley. He \u200dargued\u200c that her attempt to appease both sides\u2064 of the\u2063 issue demonstrated\u2063 a lack of moral courage and leadership. He highlighted that as a former governor, Haley should have used her \u200cplatform to unequivocally denounce the Confederate flag and advocate for a more inclusive and\u2064 unified\u2063 America.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, \u200dChristie \u2064accused Haley of making a politically calculated move by not wanting to alienate conservative voters who still hold onto the notion of \u200b&#8221;heritage&#8221; tied to the Confederate flag. He argued that \u200bthis kind of political expediency undermines the progress and healing that America needs when addressing its painful history of racial division.<\/p>\n<p>This criticism from\u2063 Christie highlights a broader \u200cideological divide within the Republican Party regarding how to handle\u200d issues related\u2064 to race and the \u2062nation&#8217;s complex history. While some Republicans, like Christie, advocate\u200d for complete denunciation of Confederate symbols and \u2064a reckoning \u200cwith the past, others, like Haley, attempt to navigate a middle ground that appeases both\u2064 conservative elements of the party and those\u200d seeking racial justice.<\/p>\n<p>Christie&#8217;s \u2063criticism also \u2062sheds light on \u200bthe political pressures faced by Republican politicians \u2063as they try to appeal to a diverse electorate while not alienating their conservative base. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-republicans-give-huge-gift-to-fulton-county-da-going-after-trump\/\" title=\"Georgia Republicans have bestowed a significant favor upon the Fulton County District Attorney in their pursuit of President Trump.\">delicate balancing \u2062act<\/a> often results in \u2064ambiguous answers and attempts to please everyone, which can ultimately undermine trust and credibility.<\/p>\n<p>As the United States grapples with ongoing debates regarding \u2064racial equality and historical reckoning, it \u200bis crucial for politicians to show principled leadership and guide the nation towards\u2063 a more inclusive and just\u2063 future. Christie&#8217;s criticism of Haley serves as a reminder that pandering to political expediency should not take precedence\u200d over taking a stand on \u200cimportant issues that impact the nation&#8217;s moral compass.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange between Christie and Haley reflects the larger struggle within the Republican Party to reconcile its historical legacy with its need to broaden its appeal to a changing America. The party&#8217;s ability to navigate this ideological divide will likely play a significant role\u200b in shaping its future and its ability \u2062to attract a diverse\u200c voter base.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, former Governor Chris Christie&#8217;s criticism of Nikki Haley&#8217;s response to the \u200cquestion about the cause of the Civil War \u200chighlights the challenges\u2063 faced\u200b by Republican\u200d politicians when addressing issues related \u2062to race and historical symbols. His critique underscores the importance of principled \u200dleadership and the need to prioritize\u2062 a more \u200dinclusive and just future for the nation. The Republican Party&#8217;s ability to navigate this divide will be crucial in shaping its future trajectory and electoral success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NJ Gov. Chris Christie criticized ex-SC Gov. Nikki Haley for omitting slavery in her response on the Civil War&#8217;s cause. Christie clarified he doesn&#8217;t view Haley as racist, but her answer lacked historical accuracy. 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